The Estate has taken tenanted land back in hand recognising the need for land use change as agricultural subsidies become less certain and the profitability declined on the marginal land.

 

Over a period of 5 years Bronwin & Abbey worked closely with the Estate to create 60 hectares of productive woodland taking advantage of Welsh Government grants. The emphasis has been on productive species but also widening species selection to reduce the risk of a single species being impacted by pests and diseases.

 

We negotiated the location and design of the planting schemes with Natural Resources Wales, the Brecon Beacons National Park and other local stakeholders. All the schemes are registered with the Woodland Carbon Code and the first schemes have recently successfully completed the first verification at year 5.

 

Following Welsh Government issuing the contracts and registration with the Woodland Carbon Code Bronwin & Abbey completed the site fencing, ground preparation, establishment and maintenance of all the new woodland creation. All the work was completed on time and to budget.

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